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Please come join our book discussions there. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Chris OConnor) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/4188 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:11:59 GMT <![CDATA[ Philosophy and Social Hope, by Richard Rorty ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/399/t/Philosophy-and-Social-Hope-by-Richard-Rorty.html since you've started reading "Philosophy and Social Hope", I've dragged down my copy and started reading back over the introduction. I thought I'd go ahead and start a thread in case you'd like to discuss it.

As a potential starting point, I'll go ahead and say that I find Rorty's Dennett-influnced take on consciousness a little dubious. It seems to me that it errs by starting with Peirce's definition of belief,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (MadArchitect) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/399 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:05:53 GMT <![CDATA[ Another plea for help for title/author ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/405/t/Another-plea-for-help-for-title-author.html
I'm needing help finding out more information about a book for a friend. We were talking about books that we loved as children etc, and she said that she can remember a book that she read when she was younger [at least 10 years ago].

In short, it was quite possibly set in England pre and during the depression. There was some cracker who basically foresaw the depression, and went out and got a huge loan and stocked up on goods and lived throughout the depression as... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (brad108) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/405 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:09:46 GMT <![CDATA[ a new fiction discussion? ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/401/t/a-new-fiction-discussion-.html feeds@yuku.com (MadArchitect) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/401 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 17:26:14 GMT <![CDATA[ The Schopenhaur Cure: A Novel ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/406/t/The-Schopenhaur-Cure-A-Novel.html The Schopenhauer Cure: A Novel By feeds@yuku.com (Dissident Heart) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/406 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:48:39 GMT <![CDATA[ Biographies ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/410/t/Biographies.html
Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography by John Dominic Crossan
... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Dissident Heart) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/410 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:42:42 GMT <![CDATA[ The Road by Cormac McCarthy ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/407/t/The-Road-by-Cormac-McCarthy.html The Road by Cormac... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Dissident Heart) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/407 Sat, 07 Apr 2007 10:32:24 GMT <![CDATA[ The European Witch-Craze of the XVIth and XVIIth Centuries ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/403/t/The-European-Witch-Craze-of-the-XVIth-and-XVIIth-Centuries.html
I'm a little worried that there are some differences in our editions, though. You mentioned a final essay called "The Religious Origins of the Enlightenment". That didn't sound familiar to me, and indeed, it isn't in my copy. Maybe it's something appended for a later... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (MadArchitect) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/403 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 23:31:55 GMT <![CDATA[ Trying to find title/author of best novel ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/409/t/Trying-to-find-title-author-of-best-novel.html I read a fiction book about 1year ago. It was a mystery about a man from Asia who was dressed as a girl (we find out in the end). He befriends a young girl (I think her name is Francesca) who has been denounced by her father and brother. Her brother wants her killed. lots of twists and turns.

I want to know the Title and/or author so I can read more by this author. PLEASE HELP ]]> feeds@yuku.com (drenoto) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/409 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:28:12 GMT <![CDATA[ Horror review board ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/412/t/Horror-review-board.html
Come over and have a look. Its at:

feeds@yuku.com (smokey life) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/412 Fri, 19 Jan 2007 06:26:20 GMT <![CDATA[ Worthing Saga - Orson Scott Card ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/402/t/Worthing-Saga-Orson-Scott-Card.html
Any comments would be appreciated.

Mr. P.
Mr. P's place. I warned you!!!

Mr. P's Bookshelf.

I'm not saying it's usual for people to do those things but I(with... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (misterpessimistic) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/402 Fri, 29 Dec 2006 11:22:02 GMT <![CDATA[ Best Book of 2006? ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/414/t/Best-Book-of-2006-.html
I'm looking for more wonderful books to read.

I'm hoping that people can give me some recommendations.

So, I thought I'd start with one. I recently read "Beneath a Marble Sky" by John Shors. This is a wonderful, majestic novel based on the incredible story behind the creation of the Taj Mahal. This is the best novel that I read by a long shot in 2006. It's simply stunning. I hear it's... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (s hi smith) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/414 Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:53:30 GMT <![CDATA[ Arkham House (request to a copyright holder) ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/415/t/Arkham-House-request-to-a-copyright-holder-.html Project Gutenberg.

Mad Architect:
And in fairness, some currently living authors do authorize some of their stories for free republication on the internet, so if you can find a legally available... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Avi Seldom) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/415 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 09:00:57 GMT <![CDATA[ Nov/Dec Selection: The Daughters of the Late Colonel ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/413/t/Nov-Dec-Selection-The-Daughters-of-the-Late-Colonel.html
The story can be found online for free both at the Gutenberg Project feeds@yuku.com (MadArchitect) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/413 Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:35:40 GMT <![CDATA[ Trying to Remember ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/404/t/Trying-to-Remember.html
I don't remember the title. Nor do I remember the authors name.

It featured three stories, each set about 120 years apart, each linked to the one before it. A central unifying theme was Walt Whitman. In the first story, set in the 19th century industrial revolution, he appears briefly in person. In the second story, set in the early 21st century, his poem inspires a group of child terrorists (that part of the book is called... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Thinker102) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/404 Wed, 08 Nov 2006 04:26:35 GMT <![CDATA[ Keeping track of the voting ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/420/t/Keeping-track-of-the-voting.html
The general rule is (option current_total + my_votes = new_total)

Keep 0 + 0 = 0
MK's Daughter 0 + 0 = 0
Dunes 0 + 3 = 3

Thats my suggestion, make yours so we... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Avi Seldom) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/420 Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:39:47 GMT <![CDATA[ Wonder Tales, by Lord Dunsany ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/422/t/Wonder-Tales-by-Lord-Dunsany.html feeds@yuku.com (MadArchitect) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/422 Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:44:58 GMT <![CDATA[ Suggestions for the January/February Fiction Selection ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/411/t/Suggestions-for-the-January-February-Fiction-Selection.html
The November/December Fiction Book will be decided upon soon; see the current... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (MadArchitect) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/411 Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:54:05 GMT <![CDATA[ Play the Short Story Scavenger Hunt here! ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/417/t/Play-the-Short-Story-Scavenger-Hunt-here-.html The Willows, we'll be holding a scavenger hunt. The prize is one copy of The Looking Glass Wars, to be given to whomever wins.

Like any game,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (MadArchitect) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/417 Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:32:04 GMT <![CDATA[ Official Poll -- November/December 2006 Fiction Book ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/421/t/Official-Poll-November-December-2006-Fiction-Book.html November/December 2006 FICTION book selection poll!


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How long will the poll stay open?

This poll is opening on Sunday, October 22nd, 2006, and will remain open until Sunday,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (MadArchitect) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/421 Sun, 22 Oct 2006 20:38:29 GMT